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West Bengal is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is 99,723,000. West Bengal is the fourth-most populous and thirteenth-largest state by area in India, as well as the eighth-most populous country subdivision of the world. As a part of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata, the third-largest metropolis, and seventh largest city by population in India. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, the coastal Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal. The state's main ethnic group are the Bengalis, with the Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
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No fight with Muslims: New Bengal BJP chiefSamik Bhattacharya, the new BJP state president, stated the party isn't against Muslims, aiming to protect Bengal's diversity amid religious divisions. He advocates for education over violence,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Kolkata gangrape case: BJP's fact-finding team visit fuels Bengal political clash - top developmentA political firestorm erupted in Kolkata as the BJP dispatched a fact-finding team to investigate the alleged gangrape of a law student within South Calcutta Law College. The team's arrival sparked..IndiaTimes - Published | |
‘Trying to bring NRC in from back door’: Derek O’Brien targets Election Commission; cites ‘Nazi Ancestor Pass’Derek O'Brien and Asaduddin Owaisi have strongly criticized the Election Commission of India's voter verification drive in Bihar and West Bengal. They allege it's a disguised attempt to implement the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Mamata should resign': BJP slams Bengal govt over law college rape case; TMC says police took 'immediate action'A female law student was allegedly gangraped on her college campus in South Kolkata, igniting widespread outrage and a political battle between the TMC and BJP. The BJP strongly criticized Mamata..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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'BJP stooge': Mamata claims ECI covertly introducing NRC in Bengal; urges allies to 'build resistance'West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting as a BJP stooge, alleging a backdoor attempt to implement the NRC through special electoral roll..IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Heavy rain, thunderstorm may lash ... as IMD predicts deep depression in Bay of Bengal and...Sharing an X post, IMD said, Deep Depression over North-West Bay of Bengal off West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts moved nearly northwards and crossed WB-Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island & Khepupara..DNA - Published | PM Modi to visit West Bengal today to inaugurate Rs 1000-crore project in Alipurduar, Cooch Behar, project to benefit...West Bengal's Alipurduar is all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, where he will lay down the foundation stone for a City Gas Distribution project in Alipurduar and Cooch Behar..DNA - Published |
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